DATA FOR TARGET GROUP

DATA TO TARGET GROUP 

Better Start Literacy Approach

Target Phonemes and Graphemes

Target picture word cards

Suggested Reader 

Better Start Literacy Approach is a structured literacy approach to literacy for Year 0 to 2 classrooms. This is to support children's early reading, writing and oral language success. The approach includes the systematic teaching of critical phonological awareness skills and letter knowledge skills and activities making explicit links to the reading and spelling context.  The new Ready to Read - Phonics Plus early readers are explored in small group reading sessions. 

I thought it a good idea to use BSLA with my target group of learners because it ''includes explicit teaching in vocabulary skills and in building children's oral narrative and listening comprehension skills through quality children's story books. The Better Start Literacy Approach follows a structured phonics scope and sequence that is used in the class and small group reading teaching''. University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha in New Zealand schools

I will also be using the Levelled pm readers in conjunction with the BSLA. The reason I am doing this is that I feel that I need to continue with PM readers so that the readers develop and retain reading fluency. 

 

My teacher Inquiry Question.

Will teaching a variety of skills and strategies in reading and writing result in learners improving in Literacy and being more confident in reading and writing?

Beginning to read and write is a challenging task for young  children. They have to learn how to understand the messages in books and write down their own messages for others to read. 

Learners need to read, respond to and think critically about fiction and non fiction texts at their appropriate level. (NZ English Curriculum)

Students should be able to engage with and enjoy language and all its variations and understand, respond to and use oral language, written and visual language effectively in a range of contexts. (NZ English Curriculum) In order to be truly literate, students need to be experienced in the three strands of language oral, written and visual. (Speaking, listening, writing, reading,  presenting and viewing. (Linking the Language Strands.  Jill Eggleton and Jo Windsor)